The UK: no limit (as long as you provide a doctor’s note after 7 consecutive days)

Brazil: no limit (as long as you provide a doctor’s note after 7 consecutive days)

Sweden: no limit (as long as you provide a doctor’s note after 7 consecutive days)

South Africa: 30 days

Germany: 30 days

Australia: 10 days

The US: 8 days

Sweden wins as the country with the most holiday (including public holidays), and the US comes in dead last, where workers are legally entitled to no holiday (with 8 nationally-recognised holidays per year).

36 Sweden

35 Brazil

30-33 Australia

29-33 Germany

28 The UK

27 South Africa

0 The US

What’s the employee turnover like? Let’s look at average job tenure in years.

Germany 10.7

Sweden 9.5

The UK 8.2

Brazil 6.9

The US 4.6

South Africa 3.9

Australia 3.3

To state the obvious, work is an incredibly significant part of our lives. We put so much effort and time into our occupation, but what does it give back to us?

And there you have a snapshot of how we work around the world – for more information on working culture in the UK and beyond, visit the Citrix Interactions blog.